Written by Charlotte Cunningham
Growers across the country will be able to access their most relevant local trial findings, variety intelligence and cropping improvement advice without leaving their farms this summer, thanks to the virtual 2020 events programme developed by Agrii. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Replacing the June and July open days and visits held at the company’s 21 iFarms and five Technology Centres while ‘lockdown’ continues, the virtual programme will mirror the actual events as closely as possible with talks from key specialists, video plot tours and all the information normally available to take away. “Resetting soils and rotations after the wet winter, maximising margins through marketing, and raising resilience against resistance are among the topical subjects we’ll be covering,” explains digital communications manager, Gary Rush. “Of course, the programme will include the latest findings from 20 years of grassweed management-based research at Stow Longa, We’ll also have detailed insights from our comprehensive national cereals and OSR variety trials at Throws Farm, AgriiFocus and Bishop Burton, together with the best local variety and agronomy intelligence from our wider iFarm work. “In addition, visitors will be able to find out about the exciting new network of Digital Technology Farms we’ve established this season in partnership…
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